Criminal
Amy Karlin named Central District interim federal public defender
By Skyler Romero
Chief Deputy Amy M. Karlin will again serve as interim head of the Central District federal defender office while the 9th Circ...
Torts/Personal Injury
Chris Dolan got pissed, and it resulted in a historic verdict
By David Houston
Fresh off a record-setting Alameda County settlement, plaintiffs' lawyer Chris Dolan discusses suing police agencies, exposing...
Insurance
Judge lets wildfire insurance collusion claims proceed against major carriers
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge largely preserved antitrust claims accusing major insurers of coordinating policy pullbacks in wildfire-pr...
Intellectual Property
AI dominates global IP debate at INTA conference in London
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Roughly 10,000 intellectual property attorneys gathered in London for the annual INTA conference, where discussions centered o...
Torts/Personal Injury
Motorcyclist asks California Supreme Court to revive $30M Suzuki punitive award
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Plaintiff attorneys say a recent appellate ruling overturning punitive damages against Suzuki conflicts with longstanding Cali...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Donato calls Google plaintiffs' fee request 'patently unreasonable'
By Daniel Schrager
Plaintiffs' attorneys defending an $85 million fee request in the Google Play Store antitrust settlement faced intense questio...
Civil Procedure
Remedies phase in OpenAI charitable trust trial begins Monday
By Daniel Schrager
Juries will begin deliberating liability on Monday, as well. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that the proceed...
Community News
Filipino bar foundation receives $75k scholarship commitment
By Ricardo Pineda
A personal $75,000 donation from Judicate West executive Var Fox Yerganian will fund scholarships and pipeline programs aimed ...
Slideshow, Community News
San Fernando Valley Bar Assocation marks centennial
By Ricardo Pineda
During a centennial Judges' Night celebration in Woodland Hills, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association honored judges and le...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
In a speech at the Antitrust West Coast Conference in San Francisco, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Daniel Glad said...
Wills, Estates & Trusts
Referee orders Jackson estate firms to return bonuses
By Skyler Romero
A court referee ordered three law firms to return $625,000 in bonuses paid by the Michael Jackson estate, ruling the executors...
Musk lawyer says OpenAI built on 'Sam Altman's version of the truth'
By Daniel Schrager
Attorneys for Elon Musk and OpenAI delivered sharply contrasting closing arguments Thursday in a high-stakes trial over whethe...
Torts/Personal Injury
The lawsuit filed by Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP alleges county officials ignored repeated warnings dating back to 1996 that ...
Criminal
Former Newsom chief of staff pleads guilty in campaign account embezzlement scheme [VIDEO]
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Dana Williamson faces a reduced prison term as the scandal reverberates through California's chaotic governor's race.
Meazure Learning renewed its attack on the State Bar's fraud allegations, arguing the bar is improperly attempting to transfor...
Judges and Judiciary
Judicial elections on ballot in 24 counties on June 2
By Laurinda Keys
Judicial elections in 24 California counties feature incumbent judges, commissioners, administrative law judges, prosecutors, ...
OC Superior Court launches e-filing portal for criminal defense attorneys
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The electronic filing portal will allow attorneys to submit motions, petitions and responses online rather than in person. Pre...
Under the revised plan, spending for the "Legislative, Judicial, and Executive" branch category would rise from $10.52 billion...
A federal jury in San Francisco unanimously found Costco Wholesale Corp. liable in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought...
Civil Procedure
Judge keeps deposition protocol in social media bellwether dispute
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge ruled that an existing deposition protocol will govern questioning of a newly added therapist witness in t...
Civil Rights
San Diego State to pay $300k to settle Title IX athletics suit
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A federal class action accused San Diego State University of gender inequities in athletics funding and opportunities.
Intellectual Property
Zimbabwe EV venture accuses Toyota foundation of trade secret theft
By Skyler Romero
A Zimbabwean social enterprise sued the Toyota Mobility Foundation in Los Angeles, alleging it misappropriated proprietary rur...
A Los Angeles couple has sued State Farm and environmental consulting firm EFI Global, alleging the insurer used flawed enviro...
Business Law
Microsoft CTO testifies as OpenAI defense rests in Musk lawsuit
By Daniel Schrager
Microsoft and OpenAI witnesses defended the companies' multibillion-dollar partnership and corporate structure as Elon Musk's ...
Technology
AI reshapes legal support work, but paralegals see opportunity
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Legal support professionals gathering in Sacramento say artificial intelligence is transforming -- but not replacing -- the wo...
The Commission on Judicial Performance found Judge Thomas J. Griego repeatedly mistreated self-represented litigants during sm...
Labor/Employment
Judge vacates $83M punitive damages award in Liberty Mutual age bias case
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge upheld a $20 million compensatory verdict for a former Liberty Mutual employee but ...
Torts/Personal Injury
Discovery fight erupts over disputed payments in LA juvenile abuse settlements
By Devon Belcher
Attorneys clashed before a Los Angeles judge over disputed juvenile abuse settlement payments, with plaintiffs threatening sub...
Civil Procedure
Remote deposition coaching texts trigger rare tentative terminating sanctions
By Laurinda Keys
An Alameda County judge issued a rare tentative terminating sanctions ruling after plaintiffs' attorneys uncovered defense cou...
Technology
Parents sue OpenAI, claim ChatGPT encouraged drug use that led to son's death
By David Houston
The parents of a UC Merced student who died from a fatal overdose sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT encouraged ...